Richard is a policy engagement and public affairs leadership professional with expertise in creating and developing effective political, policy and industry stakeholder campaigns and managing high-performance policy and public affairs departments. He delivers policy, political and stakeholder engagement plans across multiple and highly regulated sectors such as telecommunications, manufacturing, and financial services. Richard addresses policy issues at a senior advocacy level with UK and international interests and provides counsel to senior executives. In addition, Richard has experience in Member communications and relationships at trade association level ensuring the championing of Member policy interests and related engagement strategies.

Richard has significant international trade policy and advocacy experience; representing Make UK to achieve improved market access, the reduction of barriers to trade, and growth in exports for UK manufacturing across goods and related services. Richard provides leadership and advice to the CEO, senior team, and members within Make UK on trade and related policy, delivering high impact analysis and recognised credibility across UK wide governments, UK and international industry bodies and trade policy academia.